| Index | Bancroft | Kentucky | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 48% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,157 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 298 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 130 | 7,963 |

| Index | Bancroft | Kentucky | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.6% | 81.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 96.6% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 83.8% | 51.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 67.9% | 30.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 61.2% | 22.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 33.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 14.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 5.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bancroft. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bancroft, KY schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Bancroft, KY, an average of 96.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 96.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Anchorage, KY | 2,450 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Goshen, KY | 947 | 74% | 54.5% |
| Prospect, KY | 5,071 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Crestwood, KY | 5,222 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Middletown, KY | 8,048 | 58% | 20.8% |
| Bancroft, KY | 550 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Waubay, SD | 550 | 36% | 24.5% |
| Newcomb, NM | 550 | 17% | 64.1% |
| Republic, MI | 551 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Eva, AL | 551 | 46% | 4.2% |
| Symsonia, KY | 551 | 70% | 44.8% |
| Bancroft, KY | 550 | n/a |